driving an M1A2

Had the privlege to hop in a tank and drive it around Camp Striker.

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[Rollland2525]

as the music called?

[sedaeng]

@Rollland2525 Artist: Panjabi MC - Beware of the Boys

watch?v=DJztXj2GPfk&feature=ar­tist

[WiredrawnMurder45]

i was a tank loader with the 364 tank division in pakistan in 1999. by 2004 i was promoted to gunner and my best friend was tank commander. i stayed as gunner till '06 then we hit a mine, i was lucky. it's a fuckin hell of a fight trying to get out of a burning, mangled tank. our main hatches were mangled so i had to try to escape out of the .30mm hatch. i as the only survivor. i still have nightmares.

[moveyourassets]

actually driver is a low position youll most likely be a driver first or loader then work your way to gunner then eventually tank commander

[4fun1957]

Fun, isn't it? As a driver, I seldom was able to drive with the hatch open... much nicer with a wide view like that. @Jonesm16 ; It's a squeeze getting in or out without the main gun pretty much full forward. If it's to the rear, one usually gets in from inside of the turret, not the hatch.

Nice tanks to drive compared to the M60 series, but those are fun too.

[Mr269ification]

@moveyourassets you do know you have to go to school to be a tank commander right?

[williepayt01]

@wowgamer14 BADASS!

[wowgamer14]

@williepayt01 yea its pretty cool, being able to drive these.

im 19k, i drive the a1 version

[jonesm16]

in all the external shots i have seen it looks like the driver would be to far under the turret when it rotates to have his hatch up or even get in and out.

[Rollland2525]

@sedaeng Thanks!

[CommanderC00L558]

@sedaeng Maybe mobility kills...

[williepayt01]

@moveyourassets Personally i'd love to be behind the t-bar of one of these badasses. :-)